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• n  tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

• The values, moreover, are not merely confined to the pleasures of tumescence.
• A generation that feels free to cohabit at first tumescence, must feel equally free to react physically when angered.
• When did tumescence become a medical necessity, and how did health reform rise from its long slumber to become an issue of burning national interest?.

News & Articles

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• Exhibit showcases Rumsey work
  “Tumescence: Rumsey Competition Exhibition,” the annual exhibition showcasing the work of junior-level students from the Department of Visual Studies as they compete for the yearly Rumsey Scholarship, will open with a public reception from 5-7 p.m.
  Nov. 14, 2013 - UB Reporter

Quotes

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• Tom Wolfe in USA Today
  Wolfe writes of one student athlete, emphasis on athlete: "His loins stirred so, he could feel the tumescence against the fly of his jeans."